Charles Clauson v. Robert D. Smith

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 1987-07-17

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SELYA, Circuit Judge. Before the birth of Christ, the elegist Sextus Propertius had told all of Rome — or that part of Rome which was prone to listen — that “the seaman’s story is [one] of tempest.” This appeal comprises yet another proof of that enduring wisdom. I Charles Clauson, plaintiff-appellant, was severely injured on June 9,…

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